Merchandising and Marketing Professional: Retail Leadership Seeks

Jeanette Ledda

201-***-**** • *****@*******.*** • cliffside park, NJ 07010

Accomplished educator with extensive experience in curriculum development and classroom management at Link Community Charter School. Successfully improved reading fluency through project-based learning, resulting in measurable student growth. Expertise in enhancing parent communication and applying differentiated instruction to effectively engage diverse learners.

Summary

Key Skills • Curriculum development

• Classroom management

• Project-based learning

• Assessment strategies

• Differentiated instruction

• Parent communication

• Conflict resolution

• Interactive learning

• Creative problem solving

• Reading comprehension strategies

• Student engagement

Certification: • New Jersey Provisional Teaching Certificate for K-6 (general education, math and science)

• Florida Temporary Certificate of Eligibility for Elementary Teaching 08/2023 - Current

First Grade Elementary Teacher, Link Community Charter School, Newark, NJ 08/2021 - Current

Virtual Tutor for K-6 and highschool, Varsity Tutors, St. Louis, Missouri 08/2023 - 06/2024

Second Grade Elementary Teacher, Link Community Charter School, Newark, Experience

Focus on developmental skills utilizing IXL online platform. Enhancing reading fluency through implementing readers and writers workshops(Have increased reading levels as high as level K)

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Curriculum development planning for Social Studies with emphasis on project based learning. Development of a Collaborative Classroom Curriculum to nurture social bonding and a cohesive community classroom environment.

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Classroom management supported and monitored with Class Dojo online platform. Active engagement with after school family bonding activities (Back to School, Family Write Night, Winter Festival, Black History Potluck, and Math Madness).

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Created, supervised, and collaborated with peers to lead a school wide Pi-Day event. Students had the opportunity to explore the mathematical concepts of Pi engaging themselves with a scavenger hunt, creating art for an art gallery, and tasting pie.

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• Identify and structure the goals and skills needed to improve on specific subjects.

• Create lesson plans to teach through the Varsity Tutor platform that will be engaging and fun. Incorporate interactive learning with IXL and online games as a means of assessment to complete tutor sessions for each student.

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NJ

11/2022 - 06/2023

6th Grade Math Teacher, Hudson Art & Science Charter School, Kearny, NJ 12/2021 - 11/2022

Kindergarten Teacher PreK 3 Teacher, Academy Of Our Lady Of Grace, Fairview, NJ

02/2018 - 04/2018

First Grade Student Teaching, PS#59, NY, NY

09/2000 - 05/2005

Adjunct Professor, Marymount College/Fordham University, Tarrytown/Bronx, NY

Conduct classroom instruction for 21 scholars(scholars include IEP's and/ or with emotional and academic learning challenges). Instructional small groups for math and phonic lessons for diversified learning.

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Instructional and curriculum planning for all subjects(Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, Writing and Phonics).

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Relationship development and consistent communication with parents via Class Dojo, emails, phone calls, and teacher conference. Students are monitored daily according to the Core Values encouraged by the school and classroom behavioral contract.

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MAP Growth assessments are distributed on a quarterly basis to monitor growth and encourage students to further develop the Math and Language Arts Skills. Small group intervention and IXL learning skills are implemented based on MAP tests scores.

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Classroom instruction for three sections of six grade scholars(66 total). Instructed critical thinking and relationship building of math skills incorporating real-life problem solving.

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Instructional materials used were manipulatives, Smart Board, Common Core NJ math standards, IXL, Khan Academy, and Savvas/Pearson interactive Curriculum.

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Encouraged students to be engaged with project-based learning activities such as writing in math journals, solving real-life problems, creating anchor charts, and designing art work for PI Day.

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Assessed students on weekly skill checks to build awareness and connections with prior knowledge. Assessments included STAR Assessments and NJSLA state testing.

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Created an engaging curriculum which incorporated music and motion. Developed lesson plans for all subjects(ELA, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Religion).

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• Developed center activity stations as a method to create social, play, and sharing skills.

• Delegated leadership roles for team work, confidence building, and classroom management.

• Worked one on one to assess student's reading, writing, and math abilities on a weekly basis. Engaged parents through daily journal entry communication, emails, phone calls, and parent conferences.

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• Shadowed Special Education teacher through daily lessons with small groups.

• Assisted teacher with small group lessons from ELA, Social Studies, and Math.

• Focused on classroom management skills and relationship building with scholars.

• Instructed freshman the course, “Introduction to the Fashion Industry” course. Instructed the graduating seniors the Senior Professional Project Class or Fashion Show production course. Advised the seniors and entire fashion student body as they produced the graduating fashion show to showcase to the Marymount community and families.

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• Mentored graduating seniors during their internships as career advisor. Product Development Manager, Kashion America, NY, NY

• (Transitioned from a professional career in the Garment Industry pre-pandemic) 05/2021

Masters Of Elementary Education, Grades K-6th

Fordham University, New York, NY

05/1991

Bachelor Of Science, Fashion Merchandising, Economics Marymount College At Fordham University

Summa Cum Laude

Education

• Magna Cum Laude

• GPA: Cumulative GPA 3.9

Websites,

Portfolios, Profiles

• linkedin.com/in/jeanette-ledda-n3133

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